batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l11814-l11950
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l11814-l11950
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
passage_locator:
label: PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. /
PREFACE; lines 11814-11950
start: '11814'
end: '11950'
translation: The Koran (Al-Qur'an), Rodwell translation
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: The passage enumerates God’s created provisions for humans, including livestock,
riding animals, rain, crops, celestial bodies, sea resources, mountains, rivers,
paths, waymarks, and stars. It contrasts God the Creator with powerless created
gods, warns deniers and the proud of resurrection judgment and Hell, promises
Paradise to the God-fearing, recalls the mission of apostles to worship God and
avoid Taghout, affirms resurrection by divine promise and creative command, and
states that the Book of Monition was sent down for clarification and reflection.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Cattle are described as created for humans, providing warm garments, useful
gain, food, and transport of burdens to distant lands.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Horses, mules, and asses are given for riding and ornament.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: God is said to point out the Way, while some turn aside from it.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Rain is sent down from heaven and produces drink, pasture plants, grain, olives,
palm-trees, grapes, and fruits.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Night, day, sun, moon, and stars are described as subjected to humans by God’s
command.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The sea is subjected so that humans may eat fish, obtain ornaments, sail ships,
seek bounty, and give thanks.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Firm mountains, rivers, paths, waymarks, and stars are presented as aids to
stability and guidance.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: The gods called upon beside God are said to create nothing and to be themselves
created, dead, and lifeless.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: Those who call revelation 'Fables of the ancients' are said to bear their
own burdens and the burdens of those they misled on the day of resurrection.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:10
text: An earlier plotting people are described as having their building attacked
at the foundation, its roof falling upon them, and punishment overtaking them
unexpectedly.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: On the day of resurrection, God will shame those who associated other gods
with Him and question them about those associated gods.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:12
text: Angels cause sinners to die; the sinners deny wrongdoing, but are told to
enter the gates of Hell forever.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:13
text: The God-fearing are promised Gardens of Eden with rivers flowing beneath,
and angels greet righteous souls with peace and entry into Paradise.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:14
text: Apostles are sent to every people with the message to worship God and turn
away from Taghout.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:15
text: Some deny that God will raise the dead, but the passage affirms resurrection
as a binding promise and states that God’s creative word is 'Be,' and it is.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:16
text: Those oppressed who fled their country for God are promised a good abode in
this world and a greater reward in the next life.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:17
text: The Book of Monition is said to have been sent down so that the messenger
may clarify what was sent to people and so that they may ponder it.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God / Lord
description: The creator, provider, guide, knower of hidden and manifest things,
judge, sender of apostles and revelation, and giver of reward and punishment.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Human addressees
description: Humans who receive created benefits, are urged to consider signs, may
give thanks, and may be guided by paths, waymarks, and stars.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Gods called on beside God
description: Deities invoked beside God, described as created, dead, lifeless, and
unable to create.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Unbelievers / proud / infidels
description: Those who deny the future life, call revelation ancient fables, associate
gods with God, and deny resurrection.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Those misled in ignorance
description: People led astray by deniers, whose burdens are said to be borne by
the misleaders on resurrection day.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Angels / angels of death
description: Angels who cause sinners to die, receive righteous souls, pronounce
peace, and direct entry into Paradise.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: God-fearing / righteous persons
description: People who fear God, do good, receive a good reward, and are promised
Gardens of Eden and Paradise.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Apostles / messengers
description: Human messengers sent to every people with public preaching, proofs,
and scriptures.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:12
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Taghout
description: A named object or power from which apostles command people to turn
away.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Those oppressed who fled their country for God
description: People who endured oppression, fled for God, bore ills with patience,
and trusted in the Lord.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
roles:
- id: role:1
label: creator and provider
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God creates animals and natural provisions for human use and sustenance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: guide and revealer
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God points out the Way, sends apostles, and sends down the Book of Monition.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:10
- ev:12
- id: role:3
label: judge and rewarder
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God knows hidden and manifest actions, shames associators on resurrection
day, sends sinners to Hell, and rewards the God-fearing with Paradise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:11
- id: role:4
label: beneficiaries and moral respondents
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Humans receive created benefits, are guided by signs, and are urged to consider,
remember, and give thanks.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: powerless false gods
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The gods beside God are described as unable to create and as themselves created,
dead, and lifeless.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:6
label: deniers and misleaders
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: They deny the future life, call revelation fables, mislead others, and deny
resurrection.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:11
- id: role:7
label: misled followers
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: They are described as people whom others misled in ignorance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:8
label: death and soul-receiving agents
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Angels cause sinners to die and receive righteous souls with words of peace.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: role:9
label: rewarded righteous
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Those who fear God receive good in this world and Gardens of Eden in the
next.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:10
label: public preachers and bearers of monition
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Apostles are sent to every people to preach worship of God and avoidance
of Taghout, with proofs and scriptures.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:12
- id: role:11
label: rejected object or power
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: People are commanded to turn away from Taghout.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:12
label: patient exiles for God
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: They flee their country when oppressed, bear ills with patience, and trust
in the Lord.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: the Way
literal_form: A divinely pointed-out way from which some turn aside.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: rain and water
literal_form: Rain from heaven that becomes drink and causes pasture and crops to
grow.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: sea
literal_form: The sea subjected for fish, ornaments, ships, travel, bounty, and
thanksgiving.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: mountains
literal_form: Firm mountains thrown upon the earth so that it does not move with
humans.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: rivers, paths, waymarks, and stars
literal_form: Features and celestial signs used for guidance.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: burden
literal_form: A burden borne on resurrection day by deniers and by those who misled
others.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:7
label: collapsed building
literal_form: A building attacked at its foundation, with the roof falling from
above upon plotters.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:8
label: gates of Hell
literal_form: Gates through which sinners are commanded to enter and remain forever.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:9
label: Gardens of Eden with rivers
literal_form: Gardens entered by the God-fearing, with rivers flowing beneath their
shades.
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:10
label: creative command
literal_form: 'The divine word to a thing: ''Be,'' and it is.'
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: sym:11
label: Book of Monition
literal_form: A sent-down book used to clarify revelation and prompt reflection.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Created provisions and signs
summary: God creates animals, sends rain, produces plants and fruits, subjects celestial
bodies and the sea, and provides mountains, rivers, paths, waymarks, and stars
for human benefit and guidance.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:2
label: Creator contrasted with powerless gods
summary: The passage contrasts the creator God with gods invoked beside God, which
create nothing and are described as created, dead, and lifeless.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:3
label: Resurrection burden and ruined plotters
summary: Deniers call revelation ancient fables, are said to bear burdens on resurrection
day, and are compared with earlier plotters whose building collapsed when God
attacked its foundation.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:4
label: Judgment of sinners and entry into Hell
summary: On resurrection day God shames those who associated other gods with Him;
angels cause sinners to die, and the sinners are commanded to enter the gates
of Hell forever.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: scene:5
label: Reward of the God-fearing
summary: The God-fearing are promised good in this world and a better next-world
abode; they enter Gardens of Eden with rivers, and angels greet righteous souls
with peace and entry into Paradise.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: scene:6
label: Apostolic warning and denial of resurrection
summary: Apostles preach worship of God and rejection of Taghout; people are urged
to observe the fate of those who treated apostles as liars, while deniers swear
that God will not raise the dead and the passage affirms God’s promise and creative
command.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: scene:7
label: Patient exiles and revealed monition
summary: Those who fled their country for God are promised reward, and prior messengers
are described as inspired men with proofs and scriptures; the Book of Monition
is sent down for clarification and reflection.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:8
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Divine provision through created nature
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage lists animals, rain, crops, celestial bodies, sea resources,
mountains, rivers, paths, waymarks, and stars as divinely created or subjected
for human use, guidance, and thanksgiving.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: This is a thematic motif candidate rather than one of the supplied taxonomy
motif-family identifiers.
- id: motif:2
label: Divine judgment of deniers and associators
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Deniers and those associating gods with God are shamed on resurrection day,
questioned, and commanded to enter Hell.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The extraction is limited to this passage’s judgment imagery and does
not infer a full eschatological system beyond it.
- id: motif:3
label: Resurrection of the dead
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: The passage refers repeatedly to the day of resurrection and explicitly rejects
the claim that God will not raise the dead.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:11
confidence: high
cautions: No additional details about bodily form or mechanics of resurrection are
supplied here.
- id: motif:4
label: 'Afterlife destinations: Hell and Paradise'
taxonomy_refs:
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: 'The passage gives contrasting postmortem outcomes: sinners enter the gates
of Hell, while the God-fearing enter Gardens of Eden and Paradise, with angels
involved at death or soul reception.'
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage names destinations and angelic encounters but does not provide
an extended journey itinerary.
- id: motif:5
label: Guidance through signs and revealed monition
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Natural signs are said to be for those who ponder, understand, and remember,
and the Book of Monition is sent so people may reflect.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:12
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy link to wisdom is interpretive; the passage itself emphasizes
signs, guidance, clarification, and pondering.
- id: motif:6
label: Flight under oppression for the sake of God
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Those oppressed who fled their country for God are promised a good abode
and a greater next-life reward.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage mentions flight and reward but does not narrate a detailed
departure episode.
- id: motif:7
label: Divine creative word
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: God’s willing of a thing is expressed as saying 'Be,' followed immediately
by its being.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy identifier directly corresponds to creation by spoken
command.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 11814-11825
quote_or_summary: Cattle are created for warmth, gain, food, and carrying burdens;
horses, mules, and asses are given for riding and ornament.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 11826-11836
quote_or_summary: God points out the Way; He sends rain from heaven, producing drink,
pasture, grain, olives, palm-trees, grapes, and fruits as signs for those who
ponder.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 11837-11844
quote_or_summary: Night, day, sun, moon, stars, and varied earthly creations are
subjected by God and presented as signs for understanding and remembrance.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 11845-11850
quote_or_summary: The sea is subjected for fresh fish, ornaments, ships, seeking
bounty, and giving thanks.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 11851-11855
quote_or_summary: God places firm mountains, rivers, paths, and waymarks; humans
are also guided by the stars.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 11856-11872
quote_or_summary: God’s favors cannot be counted; God knows concealed and manifest
things; gods beside God create nothing and are dead and lifeless; God is one and
the proud deny the future life.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 11873-11882
quote_or_summary: Deniers call the revelation fables of the ancients and bear burdens
on resurrection day; earlier plotters’ building is attacked at its foundation
and collapses upon them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 11883-11894
quote_or_summary: On resurrection day God questions associators about their gods;
angels cause sinners to die, and sinners are told to enter the gates of Hell forever.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 11895-11906
quote_or_summary: The God-fearing receive a better next-world abode, Gardens of
Eden with rivers beneath, and angels greet righteous souls with peace and entry
into Paradise.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 11907-11925
quote_or_summary: Infidels face angels of death or a divine sentence; apostles are
sent to every people to command worship of God and avoidance of Taghout; people
are urged to see the end of those who called apostles liars.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:11
type: quote
locator: lines 11926-11935
quote_or_summary: Deniers swear that God will not raise the dead; the passage answers
that the promise is binding and says, 'Be,' and it is.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation from public domain text.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 11936-11950
quote_or_summary: Those oppressed who fled for God are promised reward; messengers
before Muhammad were inspired men with proofs and scriptures, and the Book of
Monition is sent down for clarification and reflection.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is strong for the supplied passage. Motif-family assignments
are limited to the available taxonomy and should be reviewed for project-specific
granularity. No comparison claims were made because the passage itself does not
supply an explicit cross-textual comparison.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
extracted_by: openai_batch:gpt-5.5
extracted_at: '2026-04-29'
notes: |-
Used only the supplied passage text and metadata; line locators are approximate subranges within the provided range.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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